Potato-planter



. N0- 626,229. Patented :une s, |8995* Hv. HALTER.

POTATO PLANTER.

(Application led Apr. 3, 1899.) (N0 Mdl) 3 sheets-sheet l.

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PTAT PLANTER.

(Application filed Apr. 3, 1899.)

3 Sheets-Sheet 2 (No Model.)

No.'626,229. l Patentad'l'une 6, |899.

' H. HALTER;

POTTO PIJANTE'R. & I (Application med Apr. a, 1599.) (No Model.) 3Sheets-Sheet 3.

i UNITED STATES,

PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY HALTER, vor oAKwooD, WISCONSIN.

PoTATo-PLANTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 626,229, dated June 6,1899.v

Application filed April 3,1899. Serial No. 711,515. (No model.) l i Tcell whom t #tag/concern,.-

Be it known that I, HENRY HALTER, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of Oakwood, in the county of Milwaukee and State ofWisconsimhave invented certain new and useful Improvements inPotato-Planters;

and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof.

My invention has for its object to provide a,

simple-,economicah andefficient potatoiplanting machine; and it consistsin certain peculiarities of construction and kcombination of partshereinafter` particularly set forth with reference to the accompanyingdrawings and subsequently claimed.

Figure 1 of the drawings represents a partly- `sectional elevation of. apotato-planting machine in accordance with inyinvention; Fig.

2, a plan view of the machine, partly broken 5 and Fig. r3, apartly-transversev sectional View indicated by Ilines 3A Sin Fig. 1L

Referring by letter to the drawings, A indicates an angular frame ofmetal, and for-' wardly-extending central ears b of this frame arebolted to a draft-tonguev B, and likewise connected to the sides ofsaidframe, midway of its front andbaCk, are .hangers `C forv the axle Dof wheels E, the parts thusy far de-v scribed constituting a'carriage.-Riveted or otherwise rigidly secured to thesides of the frame aresupports vFfor a box G,`that is provided with-a pair of parallellongitudinal partitions G', these partitions 'being centrall of the box.y y

l The space inthe box between the partitions l 'G' is open at the frontto a depending spout supports M for a pair of rotary covering-disks N,arranged as best shown in Fig. 2. 4These supports are segmentallyslotted at their forward ends forthe engagement of bolts extendingthrough theforksides, and set-nuts are run on the bolts to hold saidsupports in pivotally-adj usted position, whereby the depth of cut onthe partof the coveringdisks N is regulated. y l

Link-rods O connect the fork sides with cranks on a spindle P, loose inbearings on the tongue B, one. of these. cranks Q and a spindle-bearingf being shown in Fig. l. Fast on spindle Pis a lever R, provided with aspring-latch g, engageable with a stationary segmental rack Sintermediate of the spindlel bearings, and by manipulating this leverpivotal adjustment of fork K is had to bring the aforesaid colter,share, and covering-disks in or out yof working position, said leverbeing aconvenient to the driver of the planter, for whom a spring-seat Tis shown mounted ,on

'the tongue.

y The partitions G' in box G are provided with bearings for shafts UU',upon which rollers for an endless apron V are made fast,

and the shaft U extends voutward,.through a `bearing constituting partofa bracket W,

4made fast to a side of said box. rOutward from the bracket the shaft Uis provided with a spline h, and this splined portion of the shaft isengaged by a sliding clutch-sleeve 1l, controlled4 by a lever Xinspannerconnection therewith, the lever being fulcrumed to bracket W andprovided with a spring-latchj,

engageable with a segmental rack cons tituti ing part'of'saidbracket'. cY In slip-t upon the outer 'end of shaft U, against a spiral spring lo,is thehub ofa sprocket-wheel m, the inner end of this hub beingmade tohave` engagement with the aforesaid clutch -sleevel when the latter isproperly adjusted. p f

`A link-beltn connects sprocket-wheel m with another sprocket-wheelp,fast on the hub of oneof the wheels E, above specified, and

4thus travel is imparted to the endless apron when the shaftU and formersprocket-wheel are clutched. The apronis provided. with a series of cupsq at regularintervals apart, and potato-setsare fed into thesev cupsfrom the 1 box G by an attendant, for whom a springseat Y is connectedto the-rear of the planterframe.v f

Depending fromthe rear ofthe planterloo frame A central of the same is abracket Z, i'

and in pivotal connectionk with thisy bracket isa tube Z', closed at itsends. Weights a".

are loose inthe tube, and adj acent, to its ends markers Z areadjustably clipped tosaid tube. A pair of the supports F extend belowframe A and are virtually parts of a yoke g comprising a horizontal barF', from which are hung stay-chains s, that connect with the aforesaidtube. y A

Various means may be employed for hold- 'ing the tube Z' in horizontalposition when the machine is out of use, but being hauled from one placeto another, and such means may consist of arms t a on said tube andbracket Z, held together by a key o, as shown in Fig. 1.

From the foregoing the operation of my improvedpotato-planting machinewill be readily understood, and in brief this operation is as follows:The colter L makesincisi'on in thesoil forward of the share Jand thepotato-sets dropped from the cups on the end'.-

'lessf traveling apron are discharged through the spout ll and cond-uitl into the furrow opened by said share', the disks N operating teclosesaidvfurrow. In the meantime the tube Z1" has-been tilted in the properdirection tot have one; of the markers 2' thereon line then-exft row forplant'ng'the potatofsets, said markers being adjusted on said tube'withreference to` the desiredlistance between rows. 'Llovstop travel of theendless apron, the clutch-sleeve 'i is thrown out ot engagement with theclutch-hub of'the adjacent sprocket-wheel.

Having-thus described` in-y'invention, what claimasnew, and desire tosecure-by Letters Patent, isA

1.1 potato-plantin g machine comprising a carriage., a box supported onthe-carriage, an

endlessapron having travel longitudinally of the box .central of thesame between parallel partitions, cups` onrthe apron, ajdepending spoutopen to space between the partitions at the. front of said box,asuspended share, a conduit fast to the rear of theshare in line with thespo-ut, covering-disks in rear of the conduit, and clutch-controlledmechanism for transmitting motion froma carriage-wheel to said apron;

2. A potatofpl'a'nting machine comprising a carriage, a box supported bythe carriage, an Aendless apron having travel longitudinally of the box,central of the same betwee-n parallel partitions, caps on. the apron, adepending spout open tospace between the partitions at l the front ofsaid box, a suspended share, a

conduit. fast to the rear of the share in line withV the spout,covering-disksv in rear of the conduit, clutch-controlled mechanism fortransmitting motion from acarriage-wheel to said apron, and arow-markerin pivotal connection with said carriage.

3'. A potatofplanting'machine comprising a carriage, a box supported onthe carriage, an

endless apron having travel longitudinally of the box centralof the samebetween parallel partitions, cups on the apron, a depending spout opento space between` the partitions at the front of said box, a suspendedwheelf colter and share, a conduit fast to the rear of the share in linewith the spout, covering-disks in rear of the conduit, andclutch-controlled mechanism for transmitting moti-on from acai-'riage-wheel to said apron.

4t. A potato-plan-tin g machine comprising a carriage, arbox supportedon: the carriage, an

endless apron having travel' longitudinally of the box central et thesaine between parallel partitions, cups on the apron, a` depending spoutopen. to'space between tlle-.pa-rtitionsat the frontA ofV said box,asu-spendied sii-are, a conduit fast-ttoV the rear of' the share inlfricne with lilies-pout, pivotally=adjustable coiverin gdisks in rearot the conduit,` and: clutch-controlled mechanism for transmittingmotion from a carriage-wheel toA saidapron..

5. A potato-planting machine comprising a carriage, a box supported onthe carriage, an end-lessapron having'travel longitudinally of i the boxcentral of the saine between parallel partitions, cups on the apromadepending f spout open tospace between,the-partitionsfat y 'l the frontof said box, a fork in pivotall'y-adjustable connection with.theearriagefton gue, a wheel-Cotter hung from the fork, a share .i rigidwith. the rearwardliy-divergingr ends of said fork, a conduit. lia-stto. the rear of the sharein. line with the spout, covering-disks Iinpivotally-adjustable connection with the :aforesaid fork, andclutch-controlled mec-hanism vfor transmittingl motion from a carriage-wheel to. said apron.

Intestiinony that I claimthe foregoing I have hereunto set my l1and`,'atMilwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and Stateof l/Visconsin, in theypresence et two witnesses.

HENRY HALTER p Vitnesses: i

N'. VE. QLIPHANT,

C; Ronolrn.

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